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Is your intuition a real skill you can train? Psychic, coach, and neuroscience grad Ashley B. Jones says yes, and she’s turned it into practical tools for everyday life. In this episode of Dear Creator, Ashley shares how she went from panic attacks in a corporate job to building her own business, why calling herself an “entrepreneur” has started to feel performative, and how she chooses labels that make her feel like her favorite self. She breaks down the “body pendulum” technique for making decisions, the five parts of self, and the daily habit bingo card she’s played for 479 days, which is especially handy for ADHD brains. Ashley B. Jones is a psychic, writer, teacher, and artist. She teaches practical magic, helping neurodivergent creatives and value-aligned entrepreneurs make the right decisions and take the right action to fall madly in love with themselves, meet their soulmates (lovers, besties, creative co-conspirators, and clients), so they can bring their too-good-to-be-true dreams to life. Ashley's known for her viral group program, Magnetic Habits Bingo, and soulmate match-making in her Meet Your Future Lover psychic readings. If you’re a creative figuring out your identity, your next move, or how to take care of yourself while building something, this one’s for you. Connect with Ashley: Website: www.ashleybjones.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashley.b.jones/ Substack: https://ashleybjones.substack.com/ [free] starter kit for magnetic habits bingo 101: https://ashleybjones.myflodesk.com/habit-bingo [free] favorite self treasure hunt workshop: https://ashleybjones.myflodesk.com/favorite-self-treasure-hunt sanctuary | 7-week program to expand your capacity for wealth and luck: https://ashleybjones.myflodesk.com/sanctuary

Therapist turned Coach Alexis joins me on Dear Creator have a conversation about how type A moms and high achievers can keep their ambition, let go of perfectionism and control, and stop being driven by fear. You'll learn her POWER framework, why burnout isn't a badge of honor, and how to start with a simple pause. We also cover these topics in this episode: - Why perfectionism keeps you from starting and how it still shows up for Alexis - Her soft pivot from therapist to full time coach - Why burnout isn't proof of success - Changing the fuel, not your ambition - The first step of the POWER framework - What to do once you're self aware but stuck - Hiring help even when your ego says you "shouldn't need it" - What it's like to work with a coach who has a therapy background Connect with Alexis: Instagram Power Mom Accelerator Website

Beige branding is safe. But it’s also forgettable. In this episode of Dear Creator, I sit down with Chloe to talk about why "professional" doesn't have to mean bland, and why the businesses that stand out are the ones brave enough to bring their real personality into their brand. Chloe is a Designer, strategist, customer experience enthusiast (nerd?), and someone with an alarming amount of opinions about businesses making things harder than they need to be. She works with service businesses to fix the way their brand feels, from first impression to final touchpoint. She shares her journey from hospitality marketing at one of Australia's largest venue groups to running her own full-time design and CX business, including the money struggles, accountability challenges, and identity shifts that came with going independent. We dig into how to build a brand that's actually you instead of a beige copy of your competitors, how to map a customer journey that builds real trust, and why small "ick" moments (like ManyChat auto-replies) can quietly kill customer loyalty. Plus, the customer experience story so good it'll make you cry. Connect with Chloe: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crcbrands/ Website: crcbrands.com.au

Can you really use intuition to run your business? That’s what we discuss on this episode of Dear Creator. Me and Bec talk about how to trust yourself, stop overriding your gut instincts, and build a business that fits your season of life. Bec Cuzzillo is a Spiritual Business Coach for spiritual women ready to build abundant, heart-led, sustainable businesses – businesses that truly set their souls on fire. Her approach combines soulful business strategy with mindset, energetics and fully embodied feminine spirituality to ensure you walk away with the practical and intuitive tools and strategies to build a life and business that you love. We talk about other topics like: Whether spiritual business is “woo-woo”Simple exercises to build your intuition and self-trustThe offer she launched, got sales on, and pulled because her body said noRunning a business with three young children and a 3-month maternity leave while her program kept runningWhy recurring income beats hustling for new clients every monthThe habits that help her show up, from quitting coffee to bricking her phone at night. If you’re a multi-passionate creator, coach, or spiritual entrepreneur trying to tell intuition from fear, this is a conversation to listen to. Connect with Bec: Instagram: instagram.com/bec_cuzzillo Feminine Fire with Bec Cuzzillo Podcast: beccuzzillo.com/podcast Program: https://www.beccuzzillo.com/mistressmind

Is rebranding your business a step forward, in the right direction, or a way of avoiding a real problem? In this episode of Dear Creator, me and Diana, brand director and founder of Deeply Rooted Studio, talk about what actually makes a brand “future-proof.” We get into topics like: - How to know when it’s actually time to rebrand vs. when you’re just chasing a trend - Why “safe” aesthetics can flatten your brand identity - How found-led businesses can design around personality instead of Pinterest boards - Why Diana walked away from her group program to go all in on 1:1 client work If you’ve ever felt shiny object syndrome around a new offer, strategy, way of running your business, this conversation is your permission slip to slow down and build from who you actually are. Tune in! Connect with Diana Instagram Website

Max Williams is a videographer based out of Chicago focusing on music, interviews, events, corporate work, and more! From filming his friends skate boarding to shooting for Sofar Sounds, Ben Rector, Jack Antonoff, NFL wide receiver Allen Robinson, and brands like Coca-Cola without a “traditional” path into the industry, Max breaks down exactly how he got his YouTube channel monetized in a bout a month. It’s a strategy most creators don’t talk about. He shares how he built three distinct tiers of content to grow his personal brand, what it’s really like to deal with hate comments and online anonymity, and why he’s not worried about AI replacing filmmakers. We also get into: Why creative burnout is real and how skateboarding keeps Max saneHow Google Business listings and relationship building has helped build his freelance careerThe three-tier content strategy that makes people discoverableWhy content about AI stealing creative jobs is mostly marketing to for online coursesIf you’re a creator, freelancer, or videographer trying to figure out how to grow on YouTube, build a personal brand, and actually make money doing creative work, this episode is for you!! Connect with Max Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxwilliamsvideo/ Website: Http://www.maxwilliamsvideo.com

Have you ever used ChatGPT to write your website copy, Instagram captions, or About page? You’re not alone. And you’re not a bad business owner for doing it. In this episode, I talk to Delia, founder of Tidewater Studio, who’s a brand strategist and copywriter. We talk about how using AI might be a shortcut that is quietly costing entrepreneurs the one thing that actually gets them clients, customers, brand recognition, and their own authentic brand voice. Delia is a brand strategist and copywriter working with founders, service providers, and creative businesses to build communities that buy from you, because of you. After working in every facet of corporate marketing, she took the leap into entrepreneurship, working with business owners to go beyond “what makes them different”, guiding you through how you can use your personality and perspectives as a core part of building your brand. She’ll break down why AI-generated copy is hurting your brand personality across the internet, how founders can rebuild trust in their own perspective, and why “professionalism” is due for a societal change of perspective. Connect with Delia InstagramThreadsLinkedInNewsletter

Disclaimer: This episode has spoilers, so if you haven't seen Twilight, which you probably have... be aware. Eden and I have a really fun episode for you! We talk about the Twilight saga, almost 20 years after the first movie came out. We swap stories between our origin stories of watching it, talk about Team Edward, Team Jacob, and Team Charlie. We also trace the wild pop-culture lineage connecting My Chemical Romance's 9/11 inspired formation, Twilight, and Fifty Shades of Grey. Eden breaks down how the film's color grading and curated aesthetic shaped her approach to personal branding and business too. We also talk about the iconic quotes, underrated vs overrated characters and so much more. Eden Cantrelle is a multi-passionate creative, business consultant, and operations strategist. If she's not getting chatty on Threads, you can find her nose in a fantasy book or enjoying the nature of her home in Midcoast Maine. Eden's currently re-building the business of her dreams while helping her clients reach theirs! Connect with Eden on Threads! @edencantrelle

Copywriter Kayla Dean on why AI can't replace authentic branding, how to build a niche no one else can copy, and why messaging should always come before copy. Kayla Dean is a copywriter and messaging strategist for creatives and service providers who want words that build a deeper connection and bridge to their audience. She helps people find the words that tell their stories, signal their convictions, and attract the kind of clients they crave into their world naturally. Connect with Kayla Website: theliterary.co https://www.instagram.com/theliterary.co/ https://www.threads.com/@theliterary.co https://theliteraryco.myflodesk.com/xu51cvj5jj

Even the people who design brands for a living aren't immune to rebrand chaos. In this episode of Dear Creator, brand designer Eva Couto (Flying Colours Creative®) breaks down her own total brand overhaul. New name, new website, new offers, new visual identity and the lessons she learned the hard way, including the newsletter logo mistake she didn't catch until it was already sent. We cover: How to know when it's actually time to rebrandWhy creative constraints make your work better, not worseWebsite vs. social media: which one actually deserves more of your timeThe real reason "building in public" feels performativeHow to keep your personal brand and business brand aligned as a solopreneurCommon rebrand mistakes (and how to avoid them)Common questions this episode answers: Is my website or social media more important for my business?Does having creative rules limit creativity or help it?How long should a rebrand actually take?How do I know when it's time to rebrand?Eva is a Brand & Marketing Designer, and the Ringleader behind Flying Colours Creative®, where bold brands step onto the main stage to own their weird. She helps personal brands & service providers bring their personality into the spotlight of their brand, by designing and implementing bold brand identities, so they can command attention, and succeed with Flying Colours. She's on a mission to bring colour back into the online small business world & make beige, boring brands sweat along the way. Connect with Eva 🎪 The Extravaganza: 12-week, all-inclusive brand transformation that gives you all the visuals, website & marketing assets it takes to succeed with Flying Colours.https://www.flyingcolourscreative.com/extravaganza 🐅 Uncaged: The weekly newsletter for service providers who refuse to be tamed.https://www.flyingcolourscreative.com/newsletter 🎙️ The Freak Show: Step right up to the show where you own your weird & turn your unique personality into your biggest brand asset.https://www.flyingcolourscreative.com/podcast Eva’s Website: https://www.flyingcolourscreative.com

Ayu didn’t wait for opportunities. She carved her own path after being laid off from her magazine editing career. She turned to astrology, a lifelong passion, and built a business helping multi-passionate creatives use their birth charts to unlock their creativity and trust their own direction. Ayu is an astrologer + guide for multi-passionate creatives. Formerly a magazine editor, her work centers on empowering creatives to LIVE from their boldest, most honest creative expression (perfectionism be damned) and actually execute + finish the work they care about most. During the few occasions she gets some alone time (MILF probz) she enjoys writing smutty fanfic and making zines about void-walking. In this episode of Dear Creator, we talk about her journey from editor to astrologer, what she calls "creative exile," using the fifth house to understand how your creativity shows up, and why sometimes the boldest business moves start with spite instead of a plan. Connect Ayu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astralpathways/Freebie: How to Resource Yourself for Creative Work Using Your Birth Chart https://ayu-astral-pathways.myflodesk.com/freebie-resourcing-for-creative-work/checkoutHOLOGRAPHIC waitlist: https://ayu-astral-pathways.myflodesk.com/holographic-waitlist

Georgia helps ambitious women redesign how they work — taking their knowledge, passions, and strengths and turning them into flexible, purpose-driven work on their own terms. She’s spent 14 years building an incredible career in project management, helping lead the regeneration of Christchurch after the devastating 2011 earthquake. She was good at it. She wasn't burnt out. So why did returning to work after having her first baby leave her feeling claustrophobic and unsettled? In this episode, Georgia shares her honest, unfiltered story of pivoting from project management into becoming a career pivot coach for mothers and why her own career change had nothing to do with hitting rock bottom. We talk about the awareness stage of a pivot, why "good on paper" isn't the same as "feels right," her go-to 3 Ps framework (Possible, Practical, Priority), the ladder of believability, and how to block out the noise when everyone online seems to have it figured out. If you've ever felt the pull to change your career but couldn't quite name why, this conversation is for you. Connect with Georgia Website Instagram Group Program

In this episode of Dear Creator, Jess Ellen joins me to talk about the messy middle of a business rebrand.. She’s an astrologer and integration coach who helps people make sense of who they are, where they are, and what's being asked of them in this season of life. Through a blend astrology and coaching, she helps clients move from overthinking and uncertainty to deeper clarity, self-trust, and aligned choice. We dig into why your moon sign is one of the most useful tools for navigating change, the spectrum of the different energies you experience when you lean into your earth energy or water energy, and how Jess moved from outsourcing advice to now insourcing her own trust and decision-making. This conversation is full of grounded, practical wisdom on how to show up for the rebrand, transition, pivot, or rebrand in your own way. Jess offers birth chart reading, birthday readings, and integration coaching — all linked below! Connect with Jess Website: www.jessonhumanterms.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/jessonhumanterms Work With Jess: www.jessonhumanterms.com/work-with-me

I’ve been thinking about timing lately and about the things that happen to use that don’t make sense until much later. Around the same time as my grandpa passed away, my dog also was diagnosed with cancer. Through all of it, I kept running my business — marketing, selling, showing up and doing the entrepreneur thing. Until I wasn’t able to even do that fully anymore. It wasn’t until months later, when everything slowed down, that the grief caught up to me. A dream brought it up to the surface and it made me wonder if I was avoiding it or I just didn’t have the capacity to feel it all at the same time. And did it have to pule up that much before something in me finally broke? This episode is a reflection on grief, timing, and the quiet cost of staying in motion especially as a creative business owner who’s used to pushing through. Listen for an honest look at why we can’t schedule healing the way we schedule a launch, and why what hasn’t happened for you yet might not mean somethings wrong but might just not be the time. PS. Solo entries are moving to my Substack, Soft Pivot. If you feel like the podcast deserves a follow 5-star rating, please leave a review and subscribe! Can't wait for you to hear future guest episodes. Website YouTube Soft Pivot substack Weekly newsletter Morgan's instagram Dear Creator instagram

Giana left corporate when we recorded this episode! She’s worked as a teacher, in government, as a prison, and in corporate. She breaks down why most creative entrepreneurs unknowingly recreate corporate culture in their own businesses, how to identify the conditioning running your decisions, and offers exercises that help you finally build from who you actually are. Giana Cerasia is a teacher, systems change expert, and anthrophilosopher whose work sits at the intersection of human behavior, power, and transformation. She has spent her career studying systems that shape us — from corporations and institutions to families, relationships, governments, and culture. Now, she works with the people who power every system we live inside: the humans carrying the stories, grief, power, rage, and possibility that make change either repeat or rupture. Her work blends systems thinking, embodiment, breathwork, and witchy elder-wisdom practices to help people descend beneath the performance of growth and return to the wild, ungovernable, honest intelligence of their own aliveness. This episode is an invitation to go deeper than any course ever could. Connect with Giana Website: ravish.life/apprenticeship Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giana.cerasia/Podcast: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RA1zd2Oyp756h4X2bzhB3?si=a6bdb1abbc084021 Substack: https://atomsinmeatsuits.substack.com/ Free Women’s Circle: https://www.notion.so/Free-Women-s-Circle-29439179192f80a3ba9fed0395f30f8f?source=copy_link